Bugatti already sold out 40 of its new $5.8 million super sports car
Named for French racing driver Alberto Divo, Bugatti's latest sports car was revealed this week as an ultra-ultra super sports car.
The Divo -- not to be confused with the French automaker's $3 million Chiron -- is a lighter sports car (77 pounds to be exact) with a subtly different look and improved cooling system. The brakes are cooled from four different air flows keeping tire temperature optimal for speed racing. With lightweight tires, less compartment space, and a carbon fiber cover, it's a nimbler sports car.
These improvements come at a cost: The Divo is a $5.8 million supercar and all 40 vehicles have already sold to previous Chiron customers -- it went fast.
Bugatti president Stephan Winkelmann said in a statement about the reveal on Friday, "the Divo is made for corners" and windier roads. It's supposed to be more agile than the Chiron, but that agility comes with a cost: It's slower. The max speed is 236 mph while the Chiron can hit more than 260 mph. What a slow-poke.
The turquoise blue on the car was made just for the Divo and is appropriately named "Divo Racing Blue."
Oh, what money can buy.
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
